In response to my Christmas letter, I received this from a college friend:
Your beautiful Christmas letter made me cry. I have always enjoyed your writing. I hope you are "doing something" with it.
Ahem.
I hope so, too.
(And yes, the note really included the quotation marks.)
Sometimes the best response is no response at all, right?
I should say you are! doing something with it.
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yeesh.
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I call this space something!
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Yes indeed you are doing something with it.
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writing works in mysterious ways. no need to answer the implied question, but the compliment is accurate, however phrased. 🙂
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Yes, sometimes the best response is no response at all. I always think remarks like that reveal a lot about the person who makes them.
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This made me laugh out loud. I would say, you are definitely doing something with it (with or without the quotes).
(((Songbird)))
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Send her a link to your blog 🙂
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You ARE as pastor, aren’t you? Writing sermons weekly as well as blogging? Duh?
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Or, maybe she meant “DO something” (i.e. that book to write?) Funny, that was my first thought when I read her comment, as I assumed she knew about your blog etc. :c)
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Ah, she is not aware of the blog, especially since my old blog contains a song about the time her kids gave LP head lice. But I did feel this minimized my sermon writing. And since she’s in a tradition that vehemently opposes ordination of women, that probably explains why.
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Either that or she’s in a tradition that vehemently opposes proper use of quotation marks.
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Laughing at Phantom’s comment!
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Seriously!
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You could always send a photo of the letter to the “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks!
Oh, g-d, it HURT just to type in that title.
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Does she need to be on your card list in 2009?
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